MANILA, PHILIPPINES – The U.S. Marine Corps is forward deploying an expeditionary air defense radar to the Southeast Asian archipelago in support of Manila’s defense modernization efforts, USNI News has learned. Earlier this month, Marine Rotational Force – Southeast Asia rehearsed deploying a AN/TPS-80 Ground/Air Task-Oriented Radar at an undisclosed…
This points to the harder question behind announcements: whether factories and maintenance capacity are keeping pace. Southeast Asia often shows how middle powers hedge while still making consequential choices.
Places in this story: United States, Philippines, Manila and Southeast Asia.
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